Introduction to Health Sciences
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Health Sciences provides students with a foundational understanding of the diverse fields and professions that make up the health sciences sector. The course covers key concepts in health, wellness, disease prevention, and the healthcare delivery system. Students explore basic human anatomy and physiology, learn about various healthcare roles, and examine the ethical, legal, and social issues that impact health and healthcare professions. Through interactive activities and case studies, students gain insight into the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the impact of health sciences on individuals and communities.
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Medical Language Immerse Yourself 4th Edition by Susan M. Turley
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Chapter 1: The Structure of Medical Language
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Q1) The word mammogram contains what word parts?
A)combining form and suffix
B)combining form
C)prefix and suffix
D)prefix and combining form
Answer: A
Q2) The combining form tonsill/o- means "tonsil."
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A suffix ________.
A)can be a single letter or a group of letters
B)can be placed anywhere in the medical word
C)must be a single letter
D)modifies the meaning of the prefix in the word
Answer: A
Q4) Medical words are derived from several languages,including Latin and Greek.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Body in Health and Disease
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Q1) The combining form medi/o- means "medium."
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) A ________ is an imaginary flat surface that divides the body into sections.
Answer: plane
Q3) Describe the similarity and the difference between the words infectious and communicable.
Answer: Both types of disease are caused by pathogens such as bacteria,viruses,and fungi.A communicable disease is a type of infectious disease that is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with an infected person,animal,or insect.
Q4) To move from the body to the end of a limb is to move ________.
A)distally
B)proximally
C)caudally
D)superiorly
Answer: A
Q5) A/An ________ is a sudden worsening in the severity of the symptoms or signs.
Answer: exacerbation
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Chapter 3: Gastroenterology /Gastrointestinal System
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Q1) When you build a drug word that means "pertaining to (being)against vomiting," you would use all of the following word parts EXCEPT ________.
A)emet/o-
B)-ic
C)anti-
D)gastr/o-
Answer: D
Q2) Another name for hepatitis A is ________ hepatitis. Answer: infectious
Q3) The difference between an endoscope and an endoscopy is that ________.
A)an endoscope is a record or picture,and an endoscopy is the process of recording
B)an endoscope is the process of recording,and an endoscopy is the record or picture
C)an endoscope is an instrument used to examine, and an endoscopy is the process of using an instrument to examine
D)an endoscope is the process of using an instrument to examine,and an endoscopy is a record or picture
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Pulmonology Respiratory System
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Q1) The muscle between the ribs that pulls the ribs up and out during inhalation is
A)the diaphragm
B)a thoracic muscle
C)the pleura
D)an intercostal muscle
Q2) The combining form alveol/o- means ________.
A)"air sac"
B)"breathe"
C)"chest"
D)"air;lung"
Q3) A normal depth and rate of respiration is known as ________.
A)dyspnea
B)eupnea
C)tachypnea
D)apnea
Q4) The combining form cost/o- means "________."
Q5) The combining form nas/o- means "________."
Q6) A patient who has an effusion of the pleura has a ________ (adjective form)effusion.
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Chapter 5: Cardiology /Cardiovascular System
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Q1) The cardiovascular system consists of the heart and the ________.
A)lungs and heart
B)brain,blood vessels,and nervous system
C)vascular structures
D)skin
Q2) ________ is the study of the heart and related structures.
Q3) An aneurysm is ________.
A)an embolus circulating in the vasculature
B)area of dilation and weakness of the artery wall
C)an abnormally slow heart rate
D)the medical name for "bad cholesterol"
Q4) All of the following are signs of congestive heart failure involving the right side of the heart EXCEPT ________.
A)dilated jugular veins in the neck
B)varicose veins
C)enlargement of the liver
D)edema in the legs and feet
Q5) The ________ arteries supply blood to the myocardium.
Q6) The smaller branches of an artery are known as ________.
Q7) The adjective form for heart is ________.
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Chapter 6: Hematology and Immunology /Blood and the Lymphatic System
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Q1) The Schilling test is done to diagnose ________.
A)sickle-cell anemia
B)pernicious anemia
C)AIDS
D)mononucleosis
Q2) Vitamin B drugs are used to treat pernicious anemia and can be given by intramuscular injection or by ________ spray.
Q3) Because of their irregular shape,sickle cells can be categorized as ________.
A)phagocytosis
B)thrombocytes
C)pancytopenia
D)poikilocytosis
Q4) The medical language definition of the word ________ is "surgical removal (of the)spleen."
Q5) The suffix -penia,as seen in thrombocytopenia,means "condition of ________."
A)infection
B)bleeding
C)deficiency
D)the blood
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Q6) ________ are the least common type of leukocyte.
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Chapter 7: Dermatology-Integumentary System
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Q1) Large abscesses with connecting channels under the skin form a/an ________.
A)carbuncle
B)ulcer
C)laceration
D)lipoma
Q2) Sebum comes from ________.
A)subcutaneous fat
B)hair follicles
C)skin bacteria
D)sebaceous glands
Q3) Tinea ________ occurs on the trunk of the body.
A)tinea pedis
B)tinea corporis
C)tinea cruris
D)tinea capitis
Q4) The sebaceous glands are which type of gland?
A)endocrine glands
B)adipose glands
C)exocrine glands
D)keratin glands
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Chapter 8: Orthopedics-Skeletal System
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Q1) The abbreviation that describes a joint in the finger is ________.
A)NSAID
B)DIP
C)AKA
D)BKA
Q2) Each wrist contains eight small,individual ________ bones arranged in two rows.
Q3) The ________ skeleton forms the central bony structure of the body around which other parts move.
A)axial
B)appendicular
C)appendage
D)sagittal
Q4) If your mother calls telling you that grandma is going to have a THR in the morning,you know that she is scheduled to have a total ________replacement.
Q5) The combining form perone/o- means "________;lower leg bone.
Q6) Patients who have OA are suffering from ________.
Q7) The second cervical vertebra (C2),named the ________,fits into the atlas to form a joint that allows the head to move.
Q8) Some children are born with a CDH,which stands for ________ of the hip.
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Chapter 9: Orthopedics-Muscular System
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Q1) Skeletal muscles are also known as ________ muscles.
A)fascial
B)cardiac
C)involuntary
D)voluntary
Q2) The word used to describe the technique for injecting a drug into a muscle is intermuscular.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The triceps brachii muscle divides into ________ parts or heads.
Q4) The combining form muscul/o- means ________.
A)"movement of muscles"
B)"muscle"
C)"musculature"
D)"skeletal muscles"
Q5) Straightening and extending a joint to increase the angle between two bones or two body parts is known as ________.
Q6) The medical language definition of the medical word ________ is "process of development (that is)more than normal."
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Chapter 10: Neurology-Nervous System
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Q1) Explain how a cerebrovascular accident leads to death of brain tissue.
Q2) Which two combining forms mean "spinal nerve root"?
A)neur/o- and nerv/o-
B)myel/o- and spin/o-
C)esthes/o- and mot/o-
D)rhiz/o- and radicul/o-
Q3) Grand mal seizures with unconsciousness and excessive motor activity are also known as ________ seizures.
A)complex partial
B)tonic-clonic
C)focal motor
D)petit mal
Q4) The other name for a tonic-clonic seizure is a grand mal seizure.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A cerebrovascular accident is an automobile accident caused by a stroke.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A spinal tap is also known as a ________ puncture.
Q7) What is dementia?
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Chapter 11: Urology-Urinary System
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Q1) In men,as the urethra leaves the bladder,it travels though the ________ gland at the base of the bladder.
Q2) Enlargement of the kidney due to constant pressure from backed-up urine is called
A)hydronephrosis
B)glomerulonephritis
C)nephrolithiasis
D)polycystic kidney disease
Q3) Placing a tube into the bladder in order to drain the urine is called ________.
A)cystoscopy
B)dialysis
C)KUB
D)catheterization
Q4) The functional unit of the kidney is known as the ________.
A)collecting tubule
B)cortex
C)nephron
D)pelvis
Q5) Why would a culture and sensitivity test be done on a sample of urine?
Q6) What is polycystic kidney disease?
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Chapter 12: Male Reproductive Medicine Male
Genitourinary System
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Q1) Which anatomical word is MISSPELLED?
A)prostrate
B)testis
C)seminiferous tubules
D)perineum
Q2) Dyspareunia is ________.
A)a sexually transmitted disease
B)inability to sustain an erection
C)hesitancy on urination due to BPH
D)painful or difficult sexual intercourse
Q3) The prefix in the word dyspareunia means ________.
A)"sexual intercourse"
B)"condition,state"
C)"pertaining to"
D)"abnormal;difficult;painful"
Q4) Which laboratory test is done to screen for prostate cancer?
A)FSH
B)RPR
C)TURP
D)PSA
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Chapter 13: Gynecology and Obstetrics /Female
Reproductive System
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Q1) The formation of "chocolate" cysts is associated with ________.
A)endometriosis
B)breast cancer
C)fibrocystic disease
D)polycystic ovary syndrome
Q2) Together,the ovaries and uterine tubes are known as the ________.
A)fimbriae
B)vulva
C)adnexa
D)mammary glands
Q3) A ________ biopsy uses three different angles of mammography to precisely locate a mass in the breast.
Q4) Infection with HPV predisposes a woman to the later development of ________.
A)incompetent cervix
B)candidiasis
C)breech position during birth
D)cervical cancer
Q5) Unlike the male spermatozoon,the mature ovum is created only by meiosis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Endocrinology-Endocrine System
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Q1) The abbreviation GH means ________.
A)glycohemoglobin
B)gestational hyperglycemia
C)gonadotropins
D)growth hormone
Q2) The combining form trop/o- means ________.
A)"cortex;outer region"
B)"gonad;ovary;testis"
C)"having an affinity for; stimulating; turning"
D)"masculine"
Q3) The process in which two hormones work together to accomplish an enhanced effect is called ________.
A)synergism
B)antagonism
C)stimulation
D)inhibition
Q4) Through the use of hormones,the endocrine system helps the body maintain a steady state of balance known as ________.
Q5) The medical name for the sudden onset of severe hyperthyroidism is a thyroid
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Chapter 15: Ophthalmology-Eyes
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Q1) Describe blepharoptosis and its surgical treatment.
Q2) Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Topical eye drugs are specially formulated to be similar to the fluids of the eye.
B)A slit lamp combines a low-power microscope with air-puff tonometry.
C)The Tumbling E chart is used to measure distance vision.
D)PERRL written in the patient's record relates to testing of the pupillary response.
Q3) The combining forms lent/o- and lenticul/o- mean ________.
A)"capsule;enveloping structure"
B)"iris of the eye"
C)"lens of the eye"
D)"pupil of the eye"
Q4) Which medical procedure is used to test the extraocular muscles?
A)visual acuity test
B)visual field test
C)pupillary response test
D)gaze test
Q5) The ________ is a clear,flexible disk behind the pupil,surrounded by a capsule.
Q6) Inflammation or infection of the eyelid is known as ________.
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Chapter 16: Otolaryngology Ears,Nose,and Throat
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Q1) There are four pairs of ________,which are hollow cavities within the skull.
Q2) One of the meanings of the combining form myring/o- is ________.
A)"ear"
B)"hearing"
C)"sound"
D)"tympanic membrane"
Q3) The combining form rhin/o- means ________.
A)"nostril"
B)"face"
C)"front"
D)"nose"
Q4) All of the following abbreviations relate to the ear or hearing EXCEPT ________.
A)PND
B)BAER
C)Hz
D)BOM
Q5) The adjective form for the nose is ________.
Q6) Briefly discuss thrush and the type of patients in which it is seen.
Q7) Each end of the mandible is attached to the temporal bone of the cranium at the moveable ________ joint.
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Chapter 17: Psychiatry
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Q1) Acute confusion,disorientation,and agitation due to the effect of toxic levels of drugs or alcohol is known as ________.
A)delirium
B)amnesia
C)dementia
D)dysthymia
Q2) Sexual intercourse with a person under 18 years of age is known as ________.
A)rape
B)transsexualism
C)autism
D)statutory rape
Q3) Which of these is related to alcoholism?
A)desensitization
B)detoxication
C)depersonalization
D)dementia
Q4) An ________ is an intense state of feelings.
Q5) The patient admitted to bingeing on food and purging with laxatives because she was driven by the fear of getting fat.This eating disorder is known as ________.
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Chapter 18: Oncology
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Q1) Ewing's sarcoma of the subcutaneous tissues can appear as a complication of AIDS.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Basal cell carcinoma is a type of ________ cancer.
A)cervical
B)skin
C)breast
D)bladder
Q3) CA 15-3 is a tumor marker to detect the presence of ________.
A)breast cancer
B)ovarian cancer
C)pancreatic cancer
D)colon cancer
Q4) Which of the following statements about bone marrow aspiration is FALSE?
A)It is done in the posterior iliac crest.
B)It is used to treat leukemia or lymphoma.
C)It shows stages of cell development.
D)It is examined under a microscope.
Q5) What is the TNM system and what is it used for?
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Chapter 19: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Q1) PET scans are helpful in showing areas of abnormal brain activity in patients with
A)Alzheimer's
B)Parkinson's
C)epilepsy
D)all of the above
Q2) The combining form son/o- means ________.
Q3) Which statement regarding CAT scans is FALSE?
A)The computer creates an image as a slice of the part of the body being examined.
B)Soft tissue structures are particularly clear.
C)CAT scans may be enhanced with radiopaque contrast dye injected intravenously.
D)The x-ray emitter moves in a triangle around the patient.
Q4) The combining form luc/o- means ________.
A)"clear"
B)"point of light"
C)"cold spot"
D)"white"
Q5) A ________ apron is worn by the x-ray technician to protect the body from x-rays.
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